User blog comment:PokeFreak117/Braviary or Staraptor?/@comment-27248965-20171030152550

Both are powerful Pokemon, but I personally prefer Staraptor because it can be accessed much earlier. Starly is on Route 8, which you can instantly evolve it into Staravia after catching, and it evolves once again at Lv. 34 to Staraptor.

Rufflet is a Very Rare Pokemon on Cragonos Peak. It evolves abnormally late at Lv. 54. Don't get me wrong, Braviary is also powerful, but you need to waste a lot of time to train it up. It is still my personal opinion and you should just go with whichever you like. If you still cannot decide, you can wait a bit longer and listen to the advice from other players.